New Jersey Statutes 4:6-17. Penalty enforcement; hearing
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 4:6-17
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
Any violation of this chapter or any of the orders or rules or regulations of the department made pursuant to this act may be restrained by the Superior Court in an action brought for such purpose by the department.
The State Police, county and municipal law enforcement officers are authorized and directed to assist in the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter upon request by the department.
Any person aggrieved by an order of this department pursuant to this act shall have 15 days from the date of delivery of said order to petition the department for administrative hearing. The department shall, within 30 days of such petition, schedule said hearing in accordance with the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.).
Amended 1953, c.5, s.6; 1977,c.159,s.7; 1991,c.91,s.159.